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accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond; including 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: New Approach to 

the Anti-Drug Program. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2502–0520. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The New 

Approach to the Anti-Drug Program 

(formerly known as the Safe 

Neighborhood Action Grant Program) 

was authorized through yearly 

appropriations. Owners are eligible to 

apply for grants to fund security, and 

crime elimination activity in federally 

assisted low-income housing projects. 

Funding for this program has not been 

appropriated since Fiscal Year 2001, but 

quarterly and semi-annual progress 

reports are still required for all active 

grants. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

HUD–50080–SNGP, SF–269A. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The estimated 

number of respondents is 40 generating 

approximately 280 annual responses; 

the frequency of responses is quarterly 

and semi-annually; the estimated time 

needed to prepare the response averages 

30 minutes; and the estimated total 

number of burden hours needed to 

prepare the information collection is 

100. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Extension of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: September 14, 2006. 

Frank L. Davis, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. 06–7814 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5041–N–34] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; 

Housing Counseling Training Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 

20, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., L’Enfant Plaza Building, Room 

8001, Washington, DC 20410 or 

Lillian_Deitzer@hud.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Miriam Torres, Office of Single Family 

Program Support Division, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20410, telephone (202) 708–0317, x2628 

(this is not a toll free number) for copies 

of the proposed forms and other 

available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35, as amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond; including 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Housing Counseling 

Training Program. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2502–NEW. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: 

Nonprofit organizations will submit 

information to HUD through Grants.gov 

to apply for funding to develop and 

implement an ongoing training program 

for housing counselors. HUD will use 

the information to evaluate applicants 

competitively and then select one or 

more organizations to receive funding to 

develop and implement the ongoing 

training program. The proposed 

collection will allow HUD to evaluate 

and select the most qualified 

applicant(s). Post-award collection, such 

as quarterly reports, will allow HUD to 

evaluate grantee performance. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

SF–424, SF–424Supp, SF–424CB, SF–

LLL, SF–2880, HUD–96010, HUD–2994. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The estimated total 

number of hours needed to prepare the 

information collection is 79; the number 

of respondents is 1 generating 

approximately 15 annual responses; the 

frequency of response is on occasion or 

quarterly; and the estimated time 

needed to prepare the response varies 

from 6 minutes to 40 hours. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: This is new information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: September 14, 2006. 

Frank L. Davis, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Housing—Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. 06–7815 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5043–N–09] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment: Notice 

of Funding Availability for the Alaska 

Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions 

Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development 

and Research, HUD. 


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